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Changes To Candidature

If you wish to change your enrolment status (e.g. from full-time to part-time study), to modify your programme of study, or suspend your studies, you must seek the approval of the Board. A suspension will also require the approval of your Supervisor, the Head of School or the Faculty Postgraduate Co-ordinator. Applications should be submitted in the first instance to your Principal Supervisor. There is a "Variation of Candidature" form which you must complete to vary your candidature. Download the form.

As outlined in the Postgraduate Research Degrees Regulations and the Professional Doctorate Regulations, a suspension does not count towards your minimum period of candidature. Approval for a period of suspension is most commonly given because of illness or other exceptional circumstances, and is limited to a maximum of two years, or twelve months in the case of a scholarship student.